Chain-tag fastener



Feb. 9, 1960 H. J. MCMURRAY CHAIN-TAG FASTENER Filed March 4, 1958 INVENTOR.

Herman J- McMurra) V 36 22 BY wan/5:.

ing a bearing surface therefor for providing long life to the tag 28.

Uflltd States Patent O ice z'924'198 I v I PntentedFebL9, 1960.

1 2 Adjacent the free end of each of the legs 20 and 22 there is provided a longitudinally elongated slot 30. 'A transverse slot 32 extends from one side edge of the 2,924,198 longitudinally elongated slot 30 to the outer edge of the 5 corresponding leg. The slot 32 and slot 30 are adapted to CHAIN-TAG FASTENER receive the end link 34 of the chain necklace 12 therein He as illustrated in Figure 2, whereby the chain link 34 will man J McMumy santanarbm Cam normally be disposed in the upper end of the slot 30 and Application March 4, 1958, Serial No. 719,131 by moving the chain link towards the inner or lower end of the slot 30, the chain link 34 may be moved 6 Chums 119 106) outwardly through the transverse slot 32 for disconnecting the chain from the V-shaped support or connector 18. I A mechanism is provided for preventing movement of present mventwn generally relates to a fastening 15 the chain link 34 through the slot 32 and this mechadevwe and more p t y to a device for connection nism includes a fastener bolt 36 having a threaded shank of the ends o a q together wlth a pp fastener 38 extending through the slot 30 with the headed end of for a tag whlch W111 be P P f f the bolt being exposed to the exterior surface of the legs. obiect of the Present mventwn to provlde'a and 22 respectively with each of the threaded shanks chem-tag fastener p y for connecting the of 20 as being provided with a screw threaded nut 40on chaln p y f the neck of an ammal the inner end thereof together with a lock washer 42, with the connector also Servmg a a rocker hearing whereby the fastener bolts 36 are releasably disposed pp for ldentlficatlol'l 0 through the slot 30 and secured therein with the fasten- Another g i of the p s invention to ptovlde ing bolt 40 forming a closure of the transverse slot 32 a fastener in accordance wlth the Precedlng Whlch is thus preventing exit of the chain link 34 when the fastenlf 1n cqnstructwn, easy to use and assemble adapted ing bolt 36 is in the position illustrated in Figures 1 for its partrcular purposes and its relatively inexpensive and 2 inasmuch as h h d d h nk 38 closes the cost and F- transverse slot 32. By removing the fastener bolt or These fogether Wlth ther ohlects and hdvahtages loosening the same and sliding the same to the bottom of which will become subsequently apparent reside in the the slot 30, the chain link 34 may be moved outwardly Smalls of h operation as more fully here through the transverse slot 32 or moved inwardly therelnaftel descnhfrd and P reference being had to through for selectively connecting and disconnecting the t a p y drawmg fprmmg a p hereof, gnecklace chain 12 to the V-shaped support or connector in like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and m As clearly seen i h drawings, slot 32 is quite a whlghz bit narrower than the longitudinally extending slot 30. Flgure 1 1S a perspepfive of h chalhtagfasteher This construction retains the bolt 36 in slot 30 for moveof Present lhvehhoh employed cohlhhcnoh Wlth ment therein and prevents lateral movement of the bolt chaln neclflace belhg assel'hhled oh h ahhhali through slot 32 which is not as wide as the diameter of Figure 2 is an enlarged Side elevatl vlew of the shank 38 as shown in Figure 4. Thus with the present presfem mveritlon; 40 construction, the Vshaped support for the tag 28 also Flghre 3 is a deta11ed Sechohal h su'hstah' forms a connector for the ends of the necklace chain 12 tlflhy upon a Plane Passmg along sechoh hhe of for retaining the same in position on the neck of the i 2; animal and the ends of the legs 20 and 22 are rounded to Figure 4 1s a side elevational view of the construction prevent any possible injury to the neck of the animal of Figure 3; wearing the same.

Flgufe 5 1S a damned lhhstrahhg the Slot The weight of the connector is more than ordinary key Tangemeht 111 each and of the vshaped cohhecmr and ring and causes the tag to hang straight down under the Support animals neck thereby providing easy observation and Referrlng 110W speclhcahy to the hawlhgs, the preventing the tag from being disposed against the side meral 10 generally des1g naI?S f chem-tag tasiener 9 of the neck of an animal. The relationship of the width the P f "Y lhcorporatfid wlth a cham of the slots makes it almost impossible to lose the bolts necklace 12 disposed in encircling relation to the neck unless the nuts are completely removed and 1 a screw. 14 of an afllmal Such as a steer driver, coin, knife blade or the like is necessary for re- The chain-tag fastener 10 mcludes a substantially V- moving the chain or adjusting the length thereof The shaped PP h generally desighated. by the rounded edges, ends and bight prevents the device from mel'al 18 Whlch h'lclhdes a of (hfergmg f or catching on wire fence, stanchions, feed boxes or any straps 20 and 22 interconnected by a bight portion 24 similar 0bstac1es Whlch is Substanhahy convex oh upper Surface The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the and P on lower surface Wlth i legs and principles of the invention. Further, since numerous 22 belflgfiat; T1113 curvature of the hlght Pomon 24 modifications and changes will readily occur to those acts to Ilgldlfy the Y' support member, 18 and skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention rfetams the configuration i Also the bight to the exact construction and operation shown and dehig gg fig 5 2 5 23222551 :5 g ig gg gg scribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and be of any suitable construction but which is preferably 65 2 alent? may h faumg wlthlh the scope of of plastic with numerals or other significant indicia t wg i g f 11 embedded therein or stamped thereon. The tag 28 may at c i as P Is 0 be of a particular color with the V Shaped support 18 1. For use 111 combination with a chain necklace havproviding a smooth bearing surface rounded to the con- 3 free ends, a pp member adapted t0 f f y tou of the inner surface f th opening 26 f idinterconnect the free ends thereof for retalnmg the chain necklace in encircling relation to the neck of an animal, said support member including a substantially V- shaped member having a-transversely rounded bight portion adapted to engage a circular opening in an identification tag, said support member also including a pair of diverging legs, h f Said l ss hav n a an ulateds therein communicating with the side edge thereofjfor detachably receiving an end link of the necklace chain, and removable means forming a closure for said slot. for preventing disengagement of the chain link from the slot.

2. The combination .ofclaim 1 wherein said means preventing disengagement of the chain link includes a removable fastening ;bolt insertible through the slot and forming a closure for the entrance end of the slot.

3. A combined support member andchain connecto comprising a substantially V-shaped member including diverging legs extending outwardly from a centrallbight portionQeach of said legs having a longitudinal slot therein and a transverse slot communicatingwith the central portion of the longitudinal slot and an outer edge of the leg for receiving an endtli nk of a chain, said bight portion forming a support for an identification tag.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein a removable screw threaded fastener is extended through the longitudinal slot at the point of intersection with the transverse 5. 'The combination of claim 4 wherein the bight portion of said member is convexly rounded on the upper surface thereof for conforming to the curvature of the inner surface of a circularaperture in an identification tag thus providing a rocking bearing support for the tag.

6. The combination ofqc laim 4 wherein the transverse slot is narrower than the longitudinal slot, the diameter of thetscrewl-threaded fastener being greater than the width of the transverse slot thereby preventing lateral movement of the fastener through the transverse slot.

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